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      Take the Blood Transfusion Quiz

      Each year, millions of Americans roll up their sleeves to donate blood, helping accident victims, surgical patients, and others in need. How much do you know about blood transfusions? Take this multiple-choice test to find out.

      1. Why are transfusions given?
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      Different types of transfusions help replace different blood cells or components of the blood. One type of transfusion improves clotting problems.
      2. Which parts of the blood can be transfused?
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      Whenever possible, recipients are given only the component of blood needed instead of whole blood.
      3. What is the minimum you should weigh to donate blood?
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      An extensive medical history is taken before a donor is accepted. Then a drop of blood is tested to see if the donor has enough hemoglobin to give blood without harming his or her own health.
      4. How often can a donor give blood?
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      It takes the body 8 weeks to replenish red and white blood cells.
      5. How much blood usually is donated at a time?
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      One pint is the standard donation. The blood is sealed in a plastic bag with preservatives and anti-clotting agents.
      6. What are the common risks of donating blood?
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      Donation is very safe.
      7. Donated blood undergoes screening for which diseases?
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      Hepatitis C is the most common potentially serious infection that might be transmitted.
      8. Which agency regulates blood donation?
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      The FDA regulates the collection, storage, and transfer of donated blood.
      9. An advisory panel of experts has suggested that anyone who received transfusions before March 1992 be screened for which of these diseases?
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      Each unit of donated blood undergoes tests for a variety of infectious diseases, including hepatitis C.
      10. Which is the most common blood type among Americans?
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      AB negative is the least common.
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